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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Saturday, February IL.

SENATE-The public session to-day was
devoted to the amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill applying s5OO,OOO as
. subsidy for the mails to South America.
After debate the question was taken on Mr..
Morgan's free ship amendment. and it was
rejected. yeas ~, nays 81. Mr.. Morgan
moved to amend by adding to the senate
amendment the words, ..One of the lines of
steamships to carry the mails provided for
in this act shall be required to sail to and
from a seaport OF the Gulf Of Mexico or the
Mississippi river Agreed to without di-
vision. Mr.. Frye moved to amend the com
mittee amendment by making it apply to
all the South American and Central Amer
lean republics. Agreed to without division.
The subsidy amendment as amended, was
then adopted, yeas 81, nays IA.
HorsE-Mr. Scott, Pa, called up the Sen
ate bill for retirement and recoinage OF the
trade dollar, and after coed deal Of ex-
planation the bill passed, yeas Ia, nays 81.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was considered and q proposed increase
Of salary to the ministers to China, Turke
and the Argentine Republic voted down.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Wednesday, Feb. 3.

SENATE-This was the day announced for
the Senate eulogies to the late Senator Logan,
and long before the roll was called every
inch of space to which the public could be
admitted was crowded to the utmost. Mrs.
Logan attended by her son and daughter
and some twenty five close personal friends
wera stationed in the private gallery. Sen
ator Cullom, Mr.. Logan's surviving
colleague, was the first speaker, and he was
Henderson, Wade Hampton, Allison,
Hawley, Spooner, Cockrell, Frye, Plumb,
Sabin, Ransom and Farwell. No1series sOf
addresses in the Senate of modern times
produced more profound impression than
the remarks by the gentlemen named
All were eloquent, all were touching, all
were broad, catholic and sincere.
HousE-The effort made by Mr.. Reed Of
Maine for the immediate consideration Of
the Senate bills for the coast defenses and
though the effort was prolonged and heroic,
and the bills were consigned to the circum-
locution route of the appropriation CON-
mittee. This seemed to have got the House
out of humor as when the bill came up to
change the method of compensation for the
u. s. Marshals, District Attorneys and
Commissioners the debate waxed fierce and
personal and nothing could be done. The
diplomatic and consular bills were taken
up in committee of the whole, but almost
Immediately suspended for the eulogies
consin district. Resolutions were offered
remarks made by Messrs. -Caswell, Hudd
and Thomas of Wisconsin, PettibOne and
Henderson Of Iowa and Breckenridge Of
Kentucky, at the conclusion of which the
House adjourned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

Geo. N. Voice has been arrested for the
murder Of Mayor Bowman at East St Louis,
ILL.,, some months ago, an assassination that
has been shrouded in mystery. 1t is sup
posed that he was hired to do the deed.
Since the murder he has boeL serving on the
East St Louis police force.
Detective Hulligan, one Of the officers in
jured at the Ravenna rescue last week, died
at Cleveland, Ohio, on the Sth. He leaves
q wife and four children. He was 40 years
of age and the oldest detective on the
Cleveland force. He was q handsome man,
and no one ever questioned his bravery. The
people Of Cleveland are plunged into grief
over his death and every daily paper in the
city is recr living money for the relief OF his
family. The post mortem examination
revealed ten terrible wounds ON his head
The scull in one place was fractured from
the left temple to the base of the brain.
The coupling pin that the cut-throats used
upon him weighs seven pounds, and is GOV.
cred with newspaper tightly wound with
twine. Capt. Hoehn. the other wounded
officer, is improving rapidly, although shot
twice and struck with the coupling pin sew
eral times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Tuesday, February 4.

SENATE-The following House bills on the
calendar, were passed; to prevent any ofii-
Ger, agent or servant OF the government con-
tracing or hiring out the labor of prisoners;
to amend the statutes in relation to the i'm
mediate transportation OF dutiable goods;
the Senate bill for securing statistics OF the
extent and value Of the vessel fisheries OF
the United States. The House bill relating
to the importing and landing mackerel dur
ing the spawning season, was taken up. On
motion OF Mr.. Hoar the time when the bill
is to take effect was changed from March 1,
ther action on the bill, the Senate went into
secret session.
HousE-A bill was reported fixing the sala-
ries Of the civil service commissioners at -
coo per anuum. The House went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Senate bill to in
demnify certain subjects OF the Chinese En-
pire for loss sustained by the violence OF a
mob at Rock Springs, Wyo.,. on Sept. =,
bill which provides for the ascertainment Of
the losses incurred, and the House bill which
makes a direct appropriation OF el47, 74S
were discussed. The House bill was sub
stituted for the Senate bill-1Ol to 6S-and
passed. The Senate bill prohibiting the i'm
portation OF opium into the United States
by any subject of the Emperor of China
passed. The bill to carry into effect the in
ternational convention Of March 4, 1854, for
the protecticn Of seb-marine cables passed
At the evening session resolutions were
passed and eulOgies spoken on the recent
deaths of Messrs, Arnott, Beach and Dowd
ney, Of New York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Evidence Indisputable.

Winks-..Do You believe the spirits
Of the departed can communicate with
the living?"
Jinks-.Yes, have had absolute
proof Of it.
..You don't say so?'
Il suppose YOU know when mar
red the present Mrs. Jinks she was =
widow
"Yes.'
..Well, some time afterwards l went
with Il friend to see medium. Just for
the fun Of the thing, you know, and As
sure rs I'm alive she gave me mes
sage from my wife, first husband" J"
I'm his writing?"
..O. no.
Ibid you see him or hear him talk? ?''
mo, the medium just told me what
he said
Nonsense; then what proof have
yon that the communication was genu-
ine?'
..He said he was sorry for ME. -
Omaha World.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
40TH CONGRESS.
Monday, February I.

MOnO6y, FeDruAfy u
SESATE-By q strictly party vote 26 to Is,
an address was adopted to he sent to Presi
dent Cleveland with the rejection of J. G..
Matthews, cOlored, nominated for Recorder
of Deeds for the District of Columbia. Two
bills were passed making appropriations for
coast defences and the manufacture ofnaval
guns, calling for $2l 100000 Twenty House
bills standing on the calendar were disposed
of by being passed. Only one Of these is of
public Importance, it being an amendment
to an act passed at the last session to pro-
hibit the Importation and immigration Of
foreigners hired to perform labor.
HousE-Althohgh but % working days re-
main before the adjournment Of Congress a
large batch of bills were introduced and re-
ferred. Two or three bills were passed
under a suspension Of the rules, one of
them granting the right OF way through the
Indian Territory to the Chicago, Kansas
and Nebraska Railroad company. A two
thirds vote could not be obtained to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to increase to
5000, the salaries Of the Judges OF the Uni
ted States District courts
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Political and Personal.

Political and Personal.
The public debt reduction for January is
$9,515,6s6
Manton Marble says the health Of Secre
tary Manning is steadily improving.
Bishop McLaren, OF the Episcopal diocese
of Chicago, owing to poor health has gone
to Bermuda to remain until summer.
Messrs Rice, Wilson and Mcdonald,
elected to the 5Oth Congress from Minne-
sofa, are at Washington and will soon be
joined there by Senator-elect c. K. Davis.
Secretary Manning is said to have in
dicated to his friends that he will retire
permanently from the Treasury depart
ment on or about the first OF April next.
On the 2nd inst, Hon. Hugh ]. Price,
Congressman elect from the sth Wisconsin
district was sworn in to serve for the re-
naming portion Of the 10Th Congress which
expires March 4th.
On the 10th, nineteen working days only
remained to the 10th Congress Thirteen Of
the fourteen annual appropriation bills, in
cluding the river and harbor. were not
ready to 90 to the President Ten remain
to be acted upon by the Senate: nine re-
quire the action of senate committees; five
have not yet passed the House, and two
have yet to make their initial step from the
House committees. In addition to these,
the fortification bill yet fingers in confer
ence.
A dispatch from Washington says: The
Democratic members Of the Minnesota
delegation to the 5Oth congress are rapidly
making acquaintances. Mr.. Rice has
secured q private secretary and gives
nearly all his time to correspondence and
business at the departments. He has been
besieged with applications for pension
claims, for Indian depredations, land claims
and every possible form and variety of
effort to make Uncle Sam fork over. No
member from Minnesota ever had such
work thrown on him before his term had
begun and few are SO well able to stand it.
Mr.. Rice is SO thorough-going and prompt,
and makes SO many strong friends where
ever he goes, that he is already making
remarkable headway for his district. It is
clear that the President will transfer from
the Minnesota committee to her three
Democratic members all responsibility for
appointments. At any rate the Democrats
OF the state have taken this view and are
pouring in applications in duplicate.
Judge Wilson finds little business from his
district to command attention, but he has
been trying to effect some headway for the
Winona building.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

CHAs. II. HORT, the author of "A
Bunch of Keys" a funny play that
shows up the working ola country
hotel, has new play that will be pro-
duced at Columbus, Ohio, on the 2lst.
inst, under the obscure title of "A Hole
in the Ground,' which is to depict the
methods and nuisances of a railway
depot. There are points in the play
that shows up how the station agents
''works' you for extra baggage, and it
alsso shows what man will do while
waiting for late train. There are
many points that will catch those who
have done much travelling.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

CHARLES +. ORBAN, a newsboy in
Philadelphia, was pushed off cable
car by the conductor, last summer, and
had one leg amputated. He has just
recovered $4,000 damages from the
company. The ecase was carried through
the courts by the manager Of the News
BOYS Mission.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

bill appropriating 100000 for a soldiers
home west OF the Rocky mountains was
amended by appropriating $l5O,G00 The
House bill relating to the importing and
landing of mnckerel during the spawning
season was passed. 9 The Republican reso-
lutions from Indiana opposing the election
Of Mr.. Turpie, Dem, to the Senate were
sent to the elections committee. While
debate was in progress on the Tehauntepec
canal bill the Senate adjourned.
HorsE-The vacancy on the naval com
mittee caused by the resignation of Mr..
Hewitt was filled by the appointment of Mr.
Merriam OF New York. Mr.. Hammond was
appointed on the anti Mormon conference
committee in place of Mr.. Tucker called
away by the death of his daughter at
Natchez. Miss. Wednesday next was desig-
mated for the Logan eulogies The diplO-
matte and consular appropriation bills were
considered, though but little progress was
made.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

The courts of New York have
decided that the late Hon. William
Beach Lawrence was a resident of New
York at the time Of his death. This is
a surprise to all relations and friends
Of the deceased jurist, who always
believed that he was citizen of Rhode
Island, where he voted and where he
was often candidate for office.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
FRIDAY. Feb. II.


SENATE-A number Of minor bills were
passed, including an appropriation Of $780,,
for the Omaha public building. Mr.. Hoar
finished his argument in support of the
Eads bill. The bill authorizing the Billings
Clarks Fork a. Cook city X. r. to construct
its line through the Crow Indian reserya
tiOn passed. The Post office appropriation
bill was considered until adjournment.
HousE-Nost Of the day was consumed in
the discussion in committee of the whole Of q
billextending thep patent of JamesJ. johnson
Of Columbus, Ohio, for Improvement in the
process Of evaporating liquids, but no 6nal
action was taken. At 3:l5 p. m. the Presi
dents private secretary was announced
He presented q message from the President
transmitting without his approval the de
pendent pension bill. The reading OF the
message was followed with an attention
more strict than is usually accorded to doc
uments. At its conclusion Mr.. Matson oi
Indiana, moved that the bill and accom-
panying message be referred to the commit
tee on invalid pensions, promising that
they would be reported back within the
coming week. The motion was agreed to :
137 to %. The House then took a recess till
the evening session, to be for the consider
alton Of pension bills At the evening
session 35 pension bills were passed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

IT is well known that the claim
agents in Washington are the most
active friends Of every new pension bill,
thus demonstrating that an active in
terest, as well as fellow feeling, makes
us wondrous kind.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

THE public debt of Canada has in
creased, it is said, seventy-five dollars
minute during the whole Of Sir John
Mcdonald's administration, allowiIg g
ten working hours day and twenty
six working days to the month.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Foreign Budget.

Mr.. Parnell was able on the 9th to appear
in Parliament and deliver q speech on the
Queens address He showed signs OF his ILL
ness and his manner was less vivacious than
usual with him. The amendment he pro
posed will not carry, but for all that win he
sustained by the Liberal members who were
greatly encouraged by the temperance OF
their able and valiant leader.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
MINNESOTA.



Hon. Knute Nelson's bill for term of the
U. s. Court at Duluth, has passed the
House.
The Goodhue county commissioners have
accepted a new Jail at Red Wing, and
think it one Of the best in the state. 1t cost
about $4,000.
John Nyquist. a railroad hand living at
Willmar, undertook TO kill his wife and did
cut her nose off, and then killed himself.
Jealousy was the cause Of his sconduct.
Two Chatfield officers went out to arrest
one Bill Myers: while they We're reading
the warrant William produced shotgun
and told the officers to vacate. The result
was that the men returned without the
prisoner.
The Old Settlers association of the Lake
Pepin valley has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President
Edwin Wrigley; yice-president, o. T.. Fran
cisco; secretary, Mrs. William Herlinger;
treasurer. James Dixon.
Mr.. Nelson has presented in the House oi
Representatives a petition from Duluth
asking that duty be imposed on fish i'm
ported from Canadian waters. In 1SSt
there was received at Duluth, duty free
So, 900 pounds Sf fresh fish from Canadiar
waters.
JF. Norrish, for Surveyor General ol
Minnesota, and b. Jordan Of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, for Receiver Of Public mon
.eys, were confirmed by the United States
Senate ON the eth.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

The 109th Anniversary of the birth
Robert Emmett, the Irish patriot, il to be
celebrated March 4, at Boston, Mass.
by the Irish NatiOnalists. Addresses
will be made, patriotic songs sung and
Mayor O'Brien will preside.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Annual q. A. Il. Enc2 2mpment. i.

The seventh annual encampmsnt of the
Minnesota g. A. r., was held at st. Paul on
the 9th and 10th, and was quite largely at
tended by the posts Of the state.
The report of Asst Q. n. Gen. Mead and
Past Asst. Q. NJ. Gen. Pratt shows the cash
on hand Feb. lst, to be $2,557.59: total re-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

In these days when there are at least
rumors of wars, and Congress is appro-
priating much money for war ships and
big guns, and grave Senators are MAX
ing gun-powder speeches, it may be
interesting to know that Canada has All
active Militia force of 1880 men,
though its "regular army is only
about thousand men. The militia
force is fully equipped and could be put
in the field at weeks notice. In fact,
one-half of this number would be
available for service at moment 5
notice. They are drilled every other
year for 16 days in camp, one halt
drilling this year and the remainder
next year. This by no means gives an
idea of the full strength of the little
army Canada could muster, as her en-
rolled militia and reserve numbers over
600, 900 men, who, although not soldiers
could be called out at any moment they
were required. For the last five years
the annual appropriation for this force
has been about million dollars, and in
addition there is cartridge and small
arms factory maintained at Quebec at
the public expense. But for al that,
Uncle Sans regulars have nothing to
fear. should there be "tussle" which
il not very probable.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
The Minnesota New High License Law.


Section l. No license for the sale Of in
toxicating liquors shall be granted to any
person applying for the same under the pro-
visions Of the charter of any city in this
state, which city contains population Of
10000 people or more, by the municipal
authorities Of said city, except upon the con-
dition that said applicant shall, before the
issuance OF said license, pay into the treas
ury OF said city, in the manner provided by
fee in excess Of said sum as the city council
Of said city shall, in the manner provided in
its charter, fix and prescribe, anything in
the charter OF any city to the contrary not
withstanding.
Sec. 2. No license for the sale OF intox-
icating liquors shall be granted to any per-
son applying for the same under the provis-
| ions Of the charter of any city OF this state,
which city contains a population OF less than
10000 people, by the municipal authorities OF
said city, except upon the condition that
said applicant shall, before the issuance OF
city, in the manner provided by its charter,
| license fee Of $780, or such fee in excess of
said sum as the city council of said city
shall, in the manner provided by its char
ter, fix end prescribe: anything in the char
ter of any city to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 3. No license for the sale of any In
toxicating liquors shall be granted by the
| county commissioners Of any county or the
municipal authorities of any town, village
or borough to any person applying for the
same under the provisions Of chap III Of the
General Statutes of 1873, or OF any general
or special law governing such village Or
borough, except upon the condition OF pay
ing, in the manner prescribed by said chap.
16; or, in the case OF any village or borough
organized or existing under a general or a
special law regulating the subject of license
| for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors, than in
the manner provided in and by such gen
eral or special law, license fee OF $500 OF
such fes in excess OF said sum as the county
commissioners, or, in case of such village OF
borough, the municipal authorities Of such
village or Borough shall fix and prescribe;
provided, that no license shall be granted
for longer period than one year, or for a
period beyond 20 days after the annual
election in such village or city next ensu
ing after the date Of such license.
Sec. 4. Nothing herein contained shall be
considered as affecting Or repeating the
local option provision of see. l, OF chap. IL oi
the Gen. Stat, of 1878, or the local option
provisions Of sec. ~, of chap. l45 of gener a
laws Of 1885.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts incon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the first day Of July
1887
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Progress In science.

Some idea of the wonderful progress
being made in microscopical science
may be formed by the fact, as stated
by the President Of the British associa-
ion lately. that results are now attain
ed in this line which mathematics five
years ago declared to be impossible.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
NOTES OF THE TIMES.

MISS RANsoM's portrait of President
Garfield, which Mrs. Garfield says il
the best ever painted, was unveiled in
the Soldiers Memorial Hall, at Toledo,
o., the other evening.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

The United States fish commission
makes an interesting report in regard
to extensive experiments made at Woods
Holl, Mass, showing the slow growth
of Holsters. It was found that each fe-
male lobster produces about $4,000
eggs, yet no reliable information has
ever been obtained by which the age of
q lobster can be ascertained. During
experiments at Woods Holl it was
noticed that at the expiration of the
first hundred days Of their existence,
Holsters had only reached a length OF
about II inches. According to this. a
1O3-inch lobster is supposed to be 4
years old.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Fires and Casualties.

Fire at Rockford, ILL.,, destroyed the house
of James Colligan, who was badly burned.
His reatrgrandchild was roasted to death.
Twenty one cars of q Wabash freight train,
laden with merchandise and groceries, were
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

THERE is queer evangelist now
holding religious meetings in Denver.
Here are some of his dogmatic utter
ances. mo man who wears tight
pants can be Christian and no woman
who pays "a for an eight-button pair
of kid gloves can enter the Kingdom of
Heaven. see you girls are inclined to
kick at that, but don't care, He'll is
full of people who kick at the truth. >
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17
Thursday, February 10.

SENATE-The House Chinese indemnity
bill was substituted for the Senate bill, it.
being, as Mr.. Edmunds said, the moro
simple aud direct Of the two. The House
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-17

ON the 5th of the present month the
annual celebration of the adoption of
the federal constitution of 1857 took
place at the City of Mexico, with a
parade of the troops and patriotic exer-
cises. The Puebla Legislature is matur-
ing a bill for the consideration of the
Mexican Congress designed to give con-
stitutional authority to Congress to
lengthen the term of any President
from four to six years when in the
Judgment of Congress this is desirable.
The bill does not contemplate making
q fixed term of six years, and does not
change the present system of inelligi-
bility Of reelection. The proposed
term of six years is none too long, and
should be made the fixed term instead
of flexible one, and the feature of in.
eligibility to reelection is most ex'
cellent.